By Kyle Toucher Image by DomCritelli Virgil Fontaine was caught red-handed playing tetherball with a human head. Immediately after the SWAT Commander Delois set one of his guys loose with the breaching hammer, the deadbolts snapped, and the… Continue Reading
By Ed Nobody Image by Alta Oosthuizen The last of the needles were drawn from McEnry’s naked shining head, exposing an array of tiny holes oozing with turgid red pus. Wincing at the pain rushing under the fragile… Continue Reading
By Lorna D. Keach Image by Vegorus One night at 3am, when she’s already been up for hours hunting through found footage videos, Dennie finds the birthday party: title 08/25/84, username nostalgiamachine. Three minutes of a handful of… Continue Reading
By Jeff Dosser Image by Jaromir Chalabala “Look out.” Jan gestured from the passenger seat to the dark road ahead. “There’s a branch down on the right.” Mike squinted past the clacking wipers and fogged windshield and eased… Continue Reading
By DL Shirey Image by Ana Aguirre Perez Dillon Baumgartner stopped before a portrait, one in a row of two dozen along the wall. Each was spotlit, in a thick, ornate frame, yet none had nameplates. Identification wasn’t necessary;… Continue Reading
By Megan Kakimoto Image by Dudarev Mikhail Here is how to keep the night marchers away: Once the moon has washed the night sky in light, go home. Avoid spending time outdoors in the evenings. Shutter all windows… Continue Reading
By A. Elizabeth Herting Image by Raland The coffee was lukewarm. Tepid, rotgut diner swill. The waitress set it down in front of him in an old chipped mug. She was good-sized, just on the north side-of-young with… Continue Reading
By Jamie L. Forrest Image by Selin Serhii The first time I saw him, he was sat on the floor of an old freight train, his knees pulled up to his chest, sliding a rusty penknife… Continue Reading
By Jesse Cipala 2020 Horror Short Story Contest- 1st Place Image by de_zla In a sleepy suburban town, on an unremarkable street sat a modest house. An almost indistinguishable Post-Depression Minimal style structure, which blended well with the… Continue Reading
By Paul O’Neill 2020 Horror Short Story Contest- 2nd Place Image by kittirat roekburi Arlys watched her little brother kneel in the crackling underbrush by the swamp, a slimy frog hopping into his cupped hands. The green air… Continue Reading